Beijing Olympics 2008 news, information and results

Gymnastics

Nastia Liukin has received a hero’s welcome when she arrived back in Texas.
“I was not expecting anything like this. I thought it was going to be a few girls from the gym and coaches,” said Liukin, who was wearing a dark blue T-shirt with Chinese characters, a pair of jeans and white sneakers.
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China’s Chen Yibing won the gold medal in men’s rings at the Beijing Olympics. It is the first time China has won the event since Li Ning won gold in Los Angeles in 1984.
China’s Yang Wei won the silver medal and Ukraine’s Oleksandr Vorobiov won the bronze.

Nastia Liukin from the United States has won the women’s individual all-around gold with a total score of 63.325.
Her teammate Shawn Johnson came second with 62.725 and the bronze medal went to China’s Yang Yilin, who scored 62.650.